An Insight

I made this point in Facing Reality, but this puts it more vividly. The top 1 percent is where the progress toward authentic excellence begins, not where it ends. https://t.co/qrsVUUWUPa

— Charles Murray (@charlesmurray) May 18, 2026

 

I see wonderful things

People who have found themselves in museums pic.twitter.com/O2jmVysV8T

— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) May 19, 2026

 

Offbeat Humor

"What about this passage from Mike Johnson declaring that our rights do not derive from government; they come from our creator... Is this him putting God above the Declaration of Independence?"

Truly the MSNBC clip to end all MSNBC clips.pic.twitter.com/Fy72cVrkgN

— Greg Price (@greg_price11) May 19, 2026

 

Data Talks

That coyote really is waiting for its hunting partner. Coyotes catch 34% more ground squirrels when they hunt with a badger than when they hunt alone. Three years of fieldwork in Wyoming during the 1980s, tracking pairs across the National Elk Refuge, pinned down that number.… https://t.co/Jw27pDYfaJ

— Anish Moonka (@anishmoonka) May 18, 2026

 

Eddie and Old Man Morpheus, 1931 by Carl Gartner

Eddie and Old Man Morpheus, 1931 by Carl Gartner (America, 1898-1952)

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History

Today in 1980, Mount Saint Helens erupted in Washington State.

It was the deadliest and most destructive volcanic eruption in US history. pic.twitter.com/Op14mfRUpd

— Today in History (@TodayinHistory) May 18, 2026

 

An Insight

Large numbers of apathetic non-voters are the sign of a healthy democracy because it means elections aren't existential. Example: Northern Ireland during the Troubles had the highest voter turnout in the UK. It went down after the Good Friday Agreement. https://t.co/4tdSaGsFkw

— Sherman McCoy (@wasphyxiation) May 17, 2026

 

I see wonderful things

If you visit London during a major event like the State Opening of Parliament or Trooping the Colour, you can see senior Warrant Officers and Drill Instructors actively using "pace sticks".

With a razor-sharp wrist motion, the guard plants the brass tip of the open pace stick… pic.twitter.com/vhdJAdxXEP

— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) May 19, 2026

 

Offbeat Humor

I didn't know Helen of Troy could generate so much conflict.

— Everything Price Sufferer (but especially eggs) (@agraybee) May 18, 2026

 

Data Talks

Newly published: men who win the lottery are more likely to get married and have children. Women who win the lottery aren't.

As in the Baby Boom: there was good income for young men (but not women) which boosted marriage and fertility. pic.twitter.com/H54WdZONlA

— Whyvert (@whyvert) May 18, 2026